"Without music life would be a mistake" - Friedrich Nietzsche. Music usually provides us with the sense of being a Napolean of our own life, whose every task reeks of "grandiose". The grandiose task in modern-day life being exercising, taking a metro ride home, doing groceries, etc. These tasks have one thing in common. They all provide a blank screen for our thoughts to be projected onto. The music flows into the theaters of the mind and floods it and flooded it should be from time to time.&nbsp; However, the highest utility of music is in the fact that it has the power to beautify boredom too.

Music as a necessity of a healthy life

Monotonous chores are the necessary evil of Human society. A myriad of desk-level jobs require the employee to be proficient with "Cntrl C + Cntrl V". Students usually find themselves practicing the same questions again and again, going through the ever-rotating pages again and again. One would have said "to hell with it and to hell with civilization" a long time ago if one didn't have the burden of the truth that these monotonous chores keep this anthill colony sustaining. Tediousness is most of life as it creates order in life as without order one is not prepared to take a step on chaos.

"The Tedious" as a necessity of a healthy life

There are no words seductive enough to explain the serenity found in an hour of doing something which doesn't demand much mental taxation while listening to a calm piece.&nbsp; The chords of the soul are strung in a manner that numbs the sense which finds "Tediousness" unbearable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Chopin and Beethoven might be long dead, but their music often fills life in the dead.

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Music: A Transcendence of "The Tedious" into Serenity

There's one thing that's sure in this world, existence. We exist because someone creates us into existence, a powerful being more dominant than us and no one can ever be compared to. It is in His goodness and freewill that he let's us exist up to this very moment; reading, eating, riding, or playing. Our existence is priceless, it is a gift that we always recieve every day upon waking up to falling into sleep. It's a great privilege to exist, our existence serves as an inspiration for others. Let's not waste our existence, let's cherish it and make the most out of it. For time's ticking.

Lorenzo Maaño on Aug 22

जो असुरक्षा में जीने के लिए राज़ी है, उसके जीवन में कष्ट समाप्त हो जाते है।

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Arun Mishra on Aug 21

“When the standards have been set,” Epictetus said, “the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when they know them.” Pretty straightforward then: Define your rules. Live by them. In studying their writings for my own practice, I’ve compiled 50 rules from the Stoics, gathered from their immense body of work across two thousand years. These rules functioned, then, as they do now, as guides to what the ancients called “the good life.” Hopefully some of them will illuminate your own path.

1. Focus on what you can control. 2. You control how you respond to things. 3. Ask yourself, <a href="https://forge.medium.com/if-you-seek-tranquility-ask-this-question-1dd89993256f">“Is this essential?” </a> 5. <a href="https://forge.medium.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-quality-time-58db618c099d">Value time </a>more than money and possessions.

6. You are the <a href="https://dailystoic.com/the-power-of-habits/">product of your habits </a>. 7. Remember you have the power to have no opinion. 8. Own the morning. 9. Put yourself up for review. Interrogate yourself.

10. Don’t suffer imagined troubles. 11. Try to see the good in people. 12. Never be overheard complaining—even to yourself. 13. Two ears, one mouth f<a href="https://dailystoic.com/zeno/?mc_cid=28399a691c&mc_eid=47e85155f0">or a reason </a>.

14. There is always something you can do. 15. Don’t compare yourself to others. 16. Live as if you’ve died and come back (every minute is bonus time). 17. “The best revenge is not to be like that.” —Marcus Aurelius

18. Be strict with yourself and tolerant with others. 19. Put every impression, emotion, to the test before acting on it. 20. Learn something from everyone. 21. Focus on process, not outcomes.

22. Define what success means to you. 23. Find a way to <a href="https://dailystoic.com/amor-fati-love-everything-that-happens/">love everything that happens </a>. 24. Seek out challenges. 25. Don’t follow the mob.

27. Every person is an opportunity for kindness. 28. Say no (a lot). 30. Find one thing that makes you wiser every day. 31. What’s bad for the hive is bad for the bee.

32. Don’t judge other people. 33. <a href="https://forge.medium.com/why-you-should-study-philosophy-47c53fbc3205">Study </a>the lives of the greats. 34. Forgive, forgive, forgive. 36. <a href="https://dailystoic.com/journaling/?mc_cid=28399a691c&mc_eid=47e85155f0">Journal </a>.

39. To do wrong to one, is to do wrong to yourself. 40. Always choose <a href="https://humanparts.medium.com/will-you-choose-alive-time-or-dead-time-8d7b8ba212">“alive time.” </a> 37. Prepare for life’s inevitable setbacks. 38. Look for the poetry in ordinary things.

41. Associate only with people that make you better. 42. If someone offends you, realize you are complicit in taking offense. 43. Fate behaves as she pleases…do not forget this. 44. Possessions are yours only in trust.

45. Don’t make your problems worse by bemoaning them. 46. Accept success without arrogance, handle failure with indifference. 47. Courage. Temperance. Justice. Wisdom. (Always). 48. The <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/all-books/products/the-obstacle-is-the-way-signed-edition?mc_cid=28399a691c&mc_eid=47e85155f0">obstacle </a>is the way.

49. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818">Ego </a>is the enemy. 50. <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/all-books/products/copy-of-ego-is-the-enemy-signed-edition?mc_cid=28399a691c&mc_eid=47e85155f0">Stillness </a>is the key. I’ll leave you with the one rule that captures all the rules. It comes from Epictetus: “Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.” Don’t talk about it, be about it. The whole point of Stoicism is what you do. It’s who you are. It’s the act of virtue, not the act of talking about virtue. Or reading about it. Or writing about it. It’s about embodying your rules and principles. Letting your actions speak for you. So, Marcus Aurelius reminded himself and now us, “Waste no more time talking about what a good man is like. Be one.”

“When the standards have been set,” Epictetus said, “the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when…

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50 Very Short Rules for a Good Life From the Stoics

To look so hard at others only to see their faults, will only expose faults in yourself that others won’t have to look so hard to see.

Who Are You To Judge?

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Rob Kennedy on Aug 21

"Desire is the root cause of unhappy state of mind"Lessen the desire, the more happier you become!

                    HAPPINESS

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Jawahar Engr on Aug 20

We don't always believe things because they are correct. Sometimes we believe things because they make us look good to the people we care about.

The Logic Of False Beliefs 

Humans are herd animals. We want to fit in, to bond with others, and to earn the respect and approval of our peers. Such inclinations are essential to our survival. For most of our evolutionary history, our ancestors lived in tribes. Becoming separated from the tribe—or worse, being cast out—was a death sentence.

People are embraced or condemned according to their beliefs, so one function of the mind may be to hold beliefs that bring the belief-holder the greatest number of allies, protectors, or disciples, rather than beliefs that are most likely to be true.

False beliefs can be useful in a social sense even if they are not useful in a factual sense. We might call this approach “facutually false but socially accurate.” When we have to choose between the two, people often select friends and family over facts.

 Belief Over Fact

Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe. If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing societies. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too. You have to give them somewhere to go. Nobody wants their worldview torn apart if loneliness is the outcome.The way to change people minds to become their friends, to integrate them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle..Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned.

Facts Don't Change Our Minds. Friendship Does

When it comes to changing people's minds, it is very difficult to jump from one side to another. You can't jump down the spectrum. You have to slide down it. The best place to ponder a threatening idea is in a non-threatening environment. In conversation, people have to carefully consider their status and appearance.They want to save face and avoid looking stupid. When confronted with an uncomfortable set of facts, the tendency is often to double down on their current position rather than publicly admit to being wrong.

The Spectrum Of Beliefs

Silence is death for any idea. An idea that is never spoken or written down dies with the person who conceived it. Ideas can only be remembered when they are repeated.They can only be believed when they are repeated.People also repeat bad ideas when they complain about them. Before you can criticize an idea, you have to reference that idea. You end up repeating the ideas you’re hoping people will forget—but, of course, people can’t forget them because you keep talking about them. The more you repeat a bad idea, the more likely people are to believe it.

Why False Ideas Persist

If the goal is to actually change minds, then criticizing the other side isn't the best approach.Most people argue to win. People often act like soldiers rather than scouts. Soldiers are on the intellectual attack looking to defeat the people who differ from them. Victory is the operative emotion. Scouts, meanwhile, are like intellectual explorers, slowly trying to map the terrain with others. Curiosity is the driving force.If you want people to adopt your beliefs, you need to act more like a scout and less like a soldier.

The Intellectual Soldier

When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, collaborate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It's easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.

Be Kind First, Be Right Later

Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.

Why don't facts change our minds? This article explains the logic of false beliefs and proposes a better system for constructive conversation.

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Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

You will have Winters : Economic Winters, Emotional winters, Social winters, etc.Winter comes after Fall, Night comes after day, difficulty after opportunity. This stuff won’t change; it happens with regularity.Although You can’t avoid the winters —and you can’t change the seasons; you can adopt skills and strategies to handle them more effectively.The seasons won’t change, The Winters won’t change— but YOU CAN change.

1. Handle The Winters

The good news is that Spring always come after winter, Days always comes after nights, and opportunity always comes after difficulty.  Because we all only get a handful of Springs in life, you must take advantage when opportunity arises. You can’t reap in the Fall what you don’t plant in the Spring. When you see opportunity —Take action , Plant the seeds and begin the disciplines Immediately!

2. Always Take Advantage Of The Springs

Once the seeds have been planted in the spring, you must prevent the pests, bugs, and other intruders from harming your plants and growth.Jim Rohn says, “Every garden will be invaded and All values must be defended.After you begin planting, Focus on maintaining your disciplines and consistency. Focus all summer on protecting your growth.

3. Protect Your Crops All Summer

After the Summer, always comes Fall— *Harvest Time*During this time, you reap what you’ve sown.Self- Responsibility means to Reap without apology when you do well, and without complaint when you don’t.Jim Rohn call this the ultimate form of maturity: Taking full responsibility for everything that happens to you.

4. Learn To Reap In The Fall Without Complaint

Simply remember: Life is like the seasons. You can’t change the Seasons, but you can change yourself. *Plant the seeds and begin now!*<ol><li>Learn to Handle the Winters ❄️</li><li>Always take Advantage of Spring 🌱</li><li>Protect your plants all Summer🌞</li><li>Reap what you sow In the Fall 🍁</li></ol>

Summary / Key Points

The Legend Jim Rohn uses nature to serve as a reminder of the seasons we all go through, in both life and business.These 4 memorable Truths, teach you how to navigate the seasons.

The 4 Timeless Truths about the Seasons of Life. 

You can’t change the Seasons, But you can change yourself.

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The 4 Timeless Truths about the Seasons of Life. ❄️🌱🌞🍁

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall.

Here are five Inspirational quotes in English from wise people that will help you keep going even when things get tough. Be strong!

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Inspirational quotes in English for when the going gets tough | English Live

<blockquote class="ql-align-center">Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul.</blockquote>

The mind should be a powerful machine put at the service of our heart, not the heart at the service of our mind. Let your mind show you how to achieve your heart’s desires instead of forcing your heart to love what your mind chooses by fear.

Are You Hearing Your Intuition or Your Ego? How to recognize each voice in you and live a fuller life?

Are You Hearing Your Intuition Or Your Ego?

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